Parades

News about Parades, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 3, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin J Walsh and New England Patriots postpone parade honoring team's Super Bowl win over Seattle Seahawks after second major storm in a week dumps over foot of fresh snow and brings biting winds to region. MORE

Jan. 27, 2015

Pres Obama, following invitation by Prime Min Narendra Modi, attends Republic Day parade in New Delhi as chief guest, first American leader to do so in history; his presence at commemorative event is seen by country as sign of its arrival on world stage. MORE

Jan. 5, 2015

New York City jazz pianist Mike LeDonne is impetus behind inaugural Disability Pride NYC parade, inspired by his developmentally disabled daughter Mary. MORE

Dec. 17, 2014

OutVets, group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans, will be allowed to march in Boston's St Patrick's Day parade for the first time in history. MORE

Nov. 30, 2014

Nov. 28, 2014

Pockets of protesters march intermittently along route of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, seeking to call attention to grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo; seven demonstrators are arrested. MORE

Nov. 26, 2014

More than 3,000 high-school cheerleaders and marching-band musicians have flown to New York City from around the country to participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Hilton Midtown and other hotels are lodging the ebullient teenagers; parade is seen as marquee event of the holiday. MORE

Sep. 4, 2014

Organizers of New York City St Patrick's Day Parade lift ban on openly gay groups marching under their own banner; move brings to a close more than two decades of bitter protests and controversy that thrust annual celebration into national gay rights debate; decision is striking reflection of evolution of gay rights in the city and in American society, and is measure of changing attitudes in hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. MORE

Aug. 28, 2014

Chicago Journal; Chicago welcomes home Jackie Robinson West Little League team, which won the United States Little League World Series championship in a homey neighborhood celebration on the city’s South Side; thousands of fans show up for parade and day of joy that lifts the spirits of a city and a neighborhood dulled by a sharp rise in gun violence. MORE

Aug. 25, 2014

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk stage mock parade on anniversary of Ukraine's independence, marching Ukrainian prisoners of war through main street in rebel stronghold as onlookers shout insults and pelt prisoners with beer bottles, eggs and tomatoes. MORE

Aug. 10, 2014

Ugandans stage gay pride parade on beach, first public event in support of gay rights since Ugandan court invalidated anti-gay law on Aug 1. MORE

Jul. 20, 2014

All the big tech industry giants participate in San Francisco's Pride Parade in effort to recode the culture in Silicon Valley to be more inclusive of gays and lesbians. MORE

Jun. 30, 2014

Members of Boy Scouts of America in full uniform, wearing rainbow neckerchiefs, march in New York City's annual Gay Pride parade; came to mark breakthrough vote by Boy Scouts ending decades-old policy of prohibiting openly gay youths from being scouts. MORE

Jun. 9, 2014

National Puerto Rican Day Parade, one of New York City's defining ethnic celebrations, makes its way up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan; seemingly unchanged in essentials, parade has slightly more serious attitude, coming just four months after a new board took over following revelations of financial mismanagement and rising concerns about increasingly commercial nature of cultural event. MORE

Jun. 1, 2014

Erik Piepenburg presents guide to upcoming lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender events, from the Gay Games in Ohio to Gay Days Orlando and Pride parades and festivals across the country. MORE

Mar. 17, 2014

Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry hosts annual St Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston, first time a nonmale, nonwhite, nonresident has been the master of ceremonies of the signature cultural event; while the performance showcases the 'new' multicultural Boston, parade that follows was reminder of the the 'old' Boston, as gays were not allowed to march if they proclaimed their sexual orientation. MORE

Mar. 17, 2014

Guinness USA drops its sponsorship of St Patrick’s Day parade in New York, joining protests of the event's ban on public expression of gay pride; decision is applauded by gay rights groups that had threatened to boycott the company’s products. MORE

Mar. 7, 2014

Jim Dwyer About New York column notes that a Bronx pub owner is inspired by Hot Springs, Ark, to hold an annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that is world's shortest--total length of 47 feet; Hot Springs, which has been holding its 98-foot-long parade for more than a decade, is not yielding its title. MORE

Mar. 5, 2014

Revelers along parade routes in New Orleans endure winter temperatures and chilling rain as 2014 Carnival season nears close. MORE

Mar. 3, 2014

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s refusal to march in annual St Patrick's Day Parade because it prohibits gay groups has left him caught between the city’s traditional Irish enclaves and progressive advocates emboldened by his leftward leanings. MORE

Mar. 2, 2014

Deal is being worked out that may allow gay advocacy group MassEquality to march in South Boston's St Patrick's Day parade, which would mark significant cultural shift in historically insular Irish enclave. MORE

Mar. 1, 2014

New York City Police Commissioner William J Bratton says he intends to march in city's St Patrick’s Day Parade despite Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that he will not participate because of parade's history of excluding gay organizations; statement puts Bratton in rare conflict with de Blasio. MORE

Feb. 14, 2014

National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc, nonprofit that organizes the parade, will be significantly overhauled; New York State investigation finds years of financial mismanagement in running the annual extravaganza on New York City's Fifth Avenue. MORE

Feb. 6, 2014

Hundreds of thousands of people crowd six-deep or more in Seattle, along closed streets for a celebratory parade over their city's first Super Bowl win; Seattle Seahawks opened a civic-size pressure release valve for a city that is not widely known for inchoate screaming and wildness. MORE

Feb. 5, 2014

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will not march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan, citing event’s longstanding tensions with gay and lesbian groups; de Blasio, who says he will participate in other events on St Patrick's day to honor city's Irish-Americans, is the first New York mayor in 20 years not to march in parade. MORE

Jan. 1, 2014

Editorial welcomes entry of the marriage of Danny Leclair and Aubrey Loots in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif; contends that their inclusion will serve a a punctuation mark on the surprisingly rapid rise of same-sex marriage in America. MORE

Nov. 29, 2013

Brisk winds and occasional gusts ensure that the suspense surrounding the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade continues through much of the morning; parade marshals order tethers be kept short due to the weather conditions, keeping the giant balloons at lower heights. MORE

Nov. 28, 2013

New York City officials are monitoring expected strong winds on Thanksgiving Day, wary that strong breezes means that Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons will not fly; final decision will be made Thanksgiving morning on whether the balloons will be set aloft. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Jim Dwyer About New York column; New York City sewer workers are paying special attention to catch basins along route of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; forecasts are calling for two to four inches of rain by Thanksgiving morning, and sewer workers will be scooping out tons of street sludge from basins across city. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Strong winds creating hazardous conditions may ground large balloons at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; National Weather Service is predicting winds of at least 23 miles per hour on day of parade, with gusts up to 45 miles per hour expected. MORE

Nov. 18, 2013

Nov. 6, 2013

Federal investigators say lax oversight by city officials and parade organizers in Midland, Tex, was likely cause of 2012 train collision that killed four veterans on parade float. MORE

Oct. 30, 2013

Jeanne Fleming, artistic and producing director of the Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, creates successful fund-raising drive to sponsor 2013's parade after Hurricane Sandy led to cancellation of last year's event; parade is being billed as the 40th anniversary, although the parade began in 1974, and its theme is revival. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

North Korea celebrates anniversary of end of Korean War with military parade designed to show off strength of country's arsenal. MORE

Jul. 17, 2013

Jim Dwyer About New York column notes Major League Baseball’s All-Star parade paralyzed parts of Midtown Manhattan for stretches of the day, though many people seemed befuddled by exactly what it was; says parade is essentially a television commercial for pickup trucks, with ballplayers serving as ornaments. MORE

Jul. 13, 2013

Protestant marchers in Belfast throw bricks and bottles at police, who respond by spraying water at them as Northern Ireland’s annual parade season turns violent. MORE

Jul. 12, 2013

Orleans Parish grand jury indicts brothers Shawn and Akein Scott in Mother's Day parade shooting in New Orleans, charging them with 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder and 14 counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. MORE

Jul. 1, 2013

Annual Gay Pride march in Manhattan is especially joyous in aftermath of two Supreme Court rulings entitling married same-sex couples to federal benefits and clearing the way for same-sex marriages to be performed again in California. MORE

Jun. 29, 2013

Chicago police say more than two million people turned out for parade to celebrate Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup win. MORE

Jun. 12, 2013

Modesto Journal; filmmaker George Lucas returns to his hometown of Modesto, Calif, to serve as grand marshal of classic-car parade; appearance also marks 40th anniversary of movie American Graffiti, which Lucas filmed there. MORE

Jun. 9, 2013

Jun. 8, 2013

Organizers of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, which annually attracts two million spectators, are being scrutinized for how event is organized and what happens with money it generates; many Puerto Ricans complain that parade has become embarrassing spectacle that encourages bad behavior and besmirches culture while enriching corporate sponsors. MORE

May. 17, 2013

New Orleans police charge brothers Akein and Shawn Scott with 20 counts of attempted murder in connection with a parade shooting spree that wounded 20 people. MORE

May. 16, 2013

May. 15, 2013

Officials in New Orleans are defending parades like the one that led to a shooting on Mother's Day that wounded 19 people, calling them a crucial part of the city’s culture. MORE

May. 13, 2013

Gunmen open fire on people marching in neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding at least 19; police say most victims do not have life-threatening injuries, and that three suspects were seen running from scene. MORE

Mar. 3, 2013

Devastation from Hurricane Sandy, and promise to rebuild, are inescapable during Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade in Rockaways, NY; local landmarks along parade route burned down in fire on night of hurricane. MORE

At the inclusive St. Pat’s for All parade in Queens, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to continue to boycott the city’s marquee parade, saying its admission of one gay group this year was “too small a change.”

Pockets of demonstrators marched intermittently along the route, protesting the grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, in Ferguson, Mo., in August.